6/8/2015
Welsh four-piece Bullet for My Valentine has made a habit of wearing its intentions on its sleeve, and getting down to the business of crafting substantial but melodic 21st-century metal with immense c …
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6/8/2015
Fervently championed by the prog cognoscenti here in the U.K., the Alan Parsons Project (and its cofounder's solo work) found a broader fan base in the U.S. and Europe. A collaboration between Parsons …
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6/8/2015
Schooled in the folk joints of Southern Ontario, and a member of Foreign Legion before going solo in 1985, Mae Moore announced herself nationally with "I'll Watch Over You" before garnering widespread …
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6/8/2015
What a ride it's been, and continues to be . . . the early '90s ascent to pop superstardom; the rift; the solo shots; then the Robbie-less mid-'00s reunion, during which the foursome emerged stronger a …
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6/8/2015
Like a stream-of-consciousness poem plastered across wrinkled paper, Galaxie 500's best songs drift, hover, and crinkle –– the thought-bubbles of a trio who play to one another's strengths perfectly. E …
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6/8/2015
Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare are rumoured to have played on 200,000 songs over the course of their 30-year partnership. Widely known as "the Riddem Twins," they began as Jamaican s …
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6/8/2015
Difficile de sortir un premier album sous son nom quand on est déja une figure mythique de la musique. Jean-Louis Aubert, « ancien chanteur de Téléphone », était attendu au tournant. C'était négliger l …
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6/8/2015
When Marc Bolan, front man of the folk-rock duo Tyrannosaurus Rex, split from his bongo player, shortened the name to T. Rex (in 1970), cranked up the electric fuzz, and dabbed a couple of glitter spot …
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6/1/2015
Most world music bands tend not to stray from their own highly specialised sonic neighbourhoods, but that's not the case with Tinariwen — a collective of rebellious Tuareg musicians from the Saharan re …
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